Zango’s Adware Gets the Boot

These are tough times for Zango. The Bellevue-based software firm, which was founded in 1999, has repeatedly raised the ire of consumers, internet privacy advocates and even the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The scrutiny, it seems, is well-deserved. In the period between 2001 and 2006, Zango (then known as 180Solutions before its 2006 merger with…